[Jack21]

It's your car, and your money. One of the great things about a Cobra is you can build it anyway you like. One of the great things about this forum is the diversity of experiences, and opinions there are.

Newbies to Cobra ownership ought to be able to get as much consumer education as they can before making a purchasing, and configuration decision. The only place a newbie can get this is from other Cobra builders, and owners; and that's right here.

If you live in an area where the temperatures are moderate day and night all year around, it's never humid, and it never rains, and you never intend to drive your car anywhere else; then omit the heater and wipers.

I have no idea where in the lower 48 those conditions exist. Have been to LA in January where it was 40 deg. Folks with heaters in their cars used them.

But, I'm an East Coast guy; and it gets cold, and it rains here. All the way from DC to Ohio for DVSFIII it poured bucketfulls all the way from DC to the Ohio State line. Heater, defroster, wipers, top and sidewindows were used for the entire trip.

Sooo, it's your car, your money, make an informed decision as to how you want to buy or build it.